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It has been two years since my baby boy Edward Junior Masen Cullen was born and I treasure every moment I have with my family, I love them with all my heart and I try not to think back over the past. I don't like to think of the possibilities of what could have happened if Edward hadn't woken up...it was a crime in itself even dreaming about it.
Today is Edward Junior's second birthday and to be honest, I was just as excited as he was. It's not every day that your child turns two years old!
Edward had cut back on his hours after the accident so that he could spend more time with us.
'I'm not going to let you slip through my fingers again; I love you and our son more than anything in the world.' Were the words he used. Remembering that tender moment always brought tears to my eyes and to make it better, he had kept his promise. He was always around to spend time with us and I don't think he will ever know how much it means to me.
Edward had been called out early this morning to help out with a emergency down at the hospital but he promised he would be back in time for EJ's party, I reluctantly let him go, praying that he would arrive on time. It would break EJ's heart if Edward wasn't there, he'd been looking forward to this day for months.
I was snapped out of my thoughts as I heard a small 'Mummy' come from the baby monitor in EJ's room. He hadn't been sleeping well recently, he suffered from nightmares on a regular basis and having this monitor meant that we could keep an eye, or an ear in this case, on him during the night.
I quickly padded down the hall to Edward Junior's room to see him standing up in his large cot with his arms up in the air. You could see the excitement in his eyes and I knew that I should pick him up before he tried to ram the cot gate open.
As soon as I picked him up and rested his little body on my hip I felt him snuggle closer to me and kiss my cheek.
"Happy birthday little man! How are you this morning?" I asked in a soft voice.
"Mummy I'm not a little any more! I'm two!" Edward laughed as he held out five fingers. God, can this child become any more adorable?
"You'll always be my little man, Edward." I said starting to tickle him, the next thing I heard was Edward Jr's laughter fill the room, begging me to stop.
"Mum...my! St...op that tic...kles" My baby boy cried out, his voice shaking with laughter.
After a few minutes I stopped my tickle attack and kissed him on the forehead.
"Presents!" He screamed, wriggling in my arms. He knew that there was a pile of them waiting for him in the lounge.
"Wait Edward! We have to wait until the rest of the family are here, you wouldn't want to let Daddy miss out on you opening your presents, would you?"
"Okay Mummy, I wait." Edward Junior said before smiling the crooked smile that he inherited from his Dad, "Cheerios time!" He squealed. I burst out laughing and soon happy tears were running down my face. Edward had started to call breakfast 'Cheerios time!' as he loved them and would have them every morning.
"Ok, EJ" I replied, tightening my arm around him and then I carried him down the stairs into the kitchen. As I sat him down he reached his tiny little hands for the bowl that was on the counter top on the other side of the kitchen.
I quickly walked across the kitchen to get his Peppa Pig bowl and then made my way over to the fridge to get the milk and a yoghurt out. Once I had the objects I needed I settled them on the table in front of me and pulled out the cheerios from a built in cupboard we had under the table.
Edward started to eat his cereal a little too quickly and suddenly he started to choke. With a moments hesitation I sped to his side and forcefully patted his back, trying to make him cough the cheerios back up.
A minute passed without success. I was so frightened, I'd never had to deal with anything like this before and I couldn't afford to slip up, not with him. He had tears rolling down his face and the adrenaline pumping through my system spurred me on.
"Come on baby!" I pleaded desperately as I tried to hold back tears of my own, that's when I decided to try an upward thrust, and I had learnt this technique when I had trained to be a teacher. Only a moment later, three cheerios came shooting out of his mouth and across the room. I cried out I relief.
I passed Edward the glass of milk that was on the table and he finished it with three big gulps before he climbed into my arms and sobbed. I hugged him like there was no tomorrow, he needed to feel safe and comforted and this was all I could do.
"Mummy it hurts!" Edward sobbed as he brought one of his hands up to his throat.
"Don't worry; Mummy's going to call Daddy to come have a look at you okay?" I said softly as I picked up the phone. As I dialled the number, I lay EJ on the sofa.
His phone rang four times before it went to voice mail and I left a message.
"Edward, its Bella! Can you please give me a call as soon as possible? It's really important! I love you."
Once I had hung up, I tried Carlisle's number and luckily he answered on the second ring.
"Hi Bella, Esme and I are just making our way over to Alice's for the party now, is there something you need?" Carlisle asked kindly though I could tell that he knew something was troubling me. Sometimes Carlisle knew me better than my own father.
As soon as I heard Carlisle's voice I kissed Edward Junior on the forehead and told him I would be back in a minute. He seemed to relax a little when I told him that it was Grandpa.
"Carlisle, would you be able to come over to our house? It's just EJ's choked on some cereal and I want to make sure he's okay but I can't get hold of Edward." I said quickly.
"Of course! We're on our way, Bella" Carlisle replied in a calm voice before hanging up.
Only a few minutes later I heard a gentle knock on the front door. I jumped to my feet and ran to the door, wanting EJ to be seen sooner rather than later.
I was grateful to see it was Carlisle and Esme with worried looks on their faces
"Come in! EJ's just resting on the sofa." I told them.
With that they walked through the house, straight into the living room, I reached the room a few seconds after them only to see EJ already in Esme arms being rocked back and forth.
Carlisle had performed a quick examination on EJ before telling me there was nothing to worry about and that he would just have a sore throat for a couple of days.
I couldn't contain how grateful I was towards them both and the next thing I knew I was across the room hugging Carlisle, repeating 'Thank you!' over and over again.
After I had calmed down, I took EJ in my arms and carried him up the stairs to get changed into his party outfit. We were running late and I was sure most of his friends from nursery would be there already.
EJ looked very smart in his trousers and his baby blue short sleeved shirt. His bronze hair was as untamed as his fathers and was sticking up in all different directions. His deep green eyes pierced right through me and he had his crooked smile back in place. I smiled happily, knowing that he was going to be okay.
After a few minutes we were ready to leave. I was wearing a dark blue, knee length dress with beading down the side. My hair was styled in a high pony tail and it was tied with a large, blue hair tie that matched my dress.
We decided to ride with Carlisle and Esme as Edward would have his Volvo to take us home , luckily Carlisle and Esme kept a car seat in their car for EJ so I didn't need to have the hassle of unbuckling and attempting to move mine.
Once we were strapped in, Carlisle drove swiftly down the road to Alice's house. I sat in the back with EJ, staring out of the window.
Though I was looking forward to the party all I could think about was Edward. Would he be there? Or would he have the nerve to miss his own child's birthday party? I sighed as we pulled into the driveway. If Edward didn't make it to this party there would be all hell to raise when he got home.
N/A: Hi this is the end of the first chapter, do you think Edward will make it to EJ's party or do you think it's another argument is brewing, if you would like to read more please review.
I just wanted to give a great big thank you to my Beta as hearts collide as she did a brilliant job helping me with this chapter so thank you Imsy I look forward to working with you again Love gem